# 우

| 우 | U+C6B0, &#50864; HANGUL SYLLABLE U |
| Composition: | ㅇ + ㅜ |
| ← 욯 [U+C6AF] | Hangul Syllables | 욱 → [U+C6B1] |
우욱욲욳운욵욶 욷울욹욺욻욼욽 욾욿움웁웂웃웄 웅웆웇웈웉웊웋 :
| 요 ← | → 워 |

## Jeju
### Etymology

From Middle Korean 웋 (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk). Cognate with Korean 위 (wi).

### Pronunciation

* (Morphophonemic) IPA: ⫽u⫽
* (Jeju City) IPA: [u]
* Phonetic hangul: [우]

### Noun

우 (u)
* above, upper, upside, top
    Antonym: 알레 (alle)
    우ᄁᆞ장 ― u-kkawjang ― to the top
    우로 ― u-ro ― toward the top
    우부떠 ― u-butteo ― from the top
    우의 ― u-ui ― on the top
    고넹이를 의ᄌᆞ 우이서 봔.Goneng'i-reul uijaw u-iseo bwan.I saw the cat on top of the chair.
** 2011 January 18, 양전형 [yangjeonhyeong], “곱음재기 허멍 놈의 집 눌덜 다 멜라불곡 담 헤싸블곡 (2011년1월15일자) [gobeumjaegi heomeong nomui jip nuldeol da mellabulgok dam hessabeulgok (2011nyeon1wol15ilja)]”, in 제주어보전회 [jejueobojeonhoe, Jeju Preservation Society]‎:바지는 너믜 컨 튿어그네 잘 줄여 입곡, 우의 옷은 커도 그냥 걸쳐 입언 뎅겻주기.Baji-neun neomui keon teudeogeune jal juryeo ipgok, u-ui os-eun keodo geunyang geolcheo ibeon denggyeotjugi.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2017, 양창용 [yangchang'yong, Yang Changyong], 윌리암 오그레디 [william ogeuredi, William O'Grady], 양세종 [yangsejong, Yang Sejung], 제주어 1 [jejueo 1, Jeju 1], 퍼플 [peopeul], →ISBN, page 36:돔베, 어듸 잇우과? — 살레 우틔 싯저.Dombe, eodui isugwa? — Salle u-tui sitjeo.The cutting board, where is it? — It's above the cupboard.
** 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo : the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 260:만수가 ᄀᆞ세 ᄎᆞᆽ(이)쿠데, 벡장 우의 보렌 헷저.Mansu-ga gawse chawt(i)kude, bekjang u-ui boren hetjeo.Since Mansu was looking for the scissors, I told (him) to look at the top of the closet.

#### Derived terms

* 우착 (uchak)

## Korean
### Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 웋 (wùh), from Old Korean 上只 (*WUk).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u]
* Phonetic hangul: [우]

#### Noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 위 (wi) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 우 (u) |
우 • (u)
* Alternative form of 위 (wi, “top, above”).
** 2004 October 10, “구름우에 솟은 《왕》들의 집13개의 분교 [The House of "Kings", Soaring Above the Clouds]”, in KCNA‎, archived from the original on 23 June 2009:이곳에서 내려다보면 마치 구름 우에 분교와 마을이 둥둥 떠있는 것만 같다.Igos-eseo naeryeodabomyeon machi gureum u-e bun'gyo-wa ma'eur-i dungdung tteo-inneun geon-man gatda.Looking down from here, it looks just like the schoolhouse and the village are floating on top of the clouds.

##### Usage notes

* This form is considered standard in North Korea and dialectal in South Korea, despite being common in South Korean dialects as well. The opposite is true for 위 (wi).

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 右 (“right-side”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

우 • (u)
* (formal) right side
    Synonyms: 우측(右側) (ucheuk), 오른쪽 (oreunjjok)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, “left side”)
* (politics) right wing
    Synonyms: 우파(右派) (upa), 우익(右翼) (u'ik)
    Antonym: 좌(左) (jwa, “political left”)

##### Usage notes

* Commonly written in hanja in news headlines, even in contemporary text otherwise devoid of Chinese characters.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 右 for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (右, u).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 愚 (“foolish”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u]
* Phonetic hangul: [우]

#### Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 愚)
* foolish mistake
    우를 범하고 말았습니다. ― U-reul beom-hago maratseumnida. ― I ended up committing a foolish error.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 愚 for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (愚, u).

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u]
* Phonetic hangul: [우]

#### Ideophone

우 • (u)
* Conveys forceful collective movement, e.g. of crowds or gusts.
    분노한 시위대들이 대통령궁으로 우 몰려들었다.Bunno-han siwidae-deur-i daetongnyeonggung-euro u mollyeo-deureotda.The outraged protesters stormed into the presidential palace.

##### Derived terms

* 우우 (uu)

### Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 優 (“excellent”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u]
* Phonetic hangul: [우]

#### Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 優)
* The second-highest score in the five-point grading system in South Korean schools, ultimately abolished in 2012; equivalent to B in the Roman alphabet grading scheme.
    Coordinate terms: 수(秀) (su), 미(美) (mi), 양(良) (yang), 가(可) (ga)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 優 for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (優, u).

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 又.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 又)
* (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) or; and

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 又 for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (又, u).

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 羽 (“fifth note in the pentatonic scale”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [u(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

우 • (u) (hanja 羽)
* (music) the fifth note in the pentatonic scale of East Asian classical music, equivalent to la

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 羽 for Sino-Korean compounds of 우 (羽, u).

### Etymology 8

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

우 • (u)
* 宇: residence
    (eumhun reading: 집 우 (jip u)) (MC reading: 宇 (MC hjuX))
* 雨: rain
    (eumhun reading: 비 우 (bi u)) (MC reading: 雨 (MC hjuX|hjuH))
* 遇: meet
    (eumhun reading: 만날 우 (mannal u)) (MC reading: 遇 (MC ngjuH))
* 優: sufficient
    (eumhun reading: 넉넉할 우 (neongneok-hal u)) (MC reading: 優 (MC 'juw))
* 友: friend
    (eumhun reading: 벗 우 (beot u)) (MC reading: 友 (MC hjuwX))
* 禹: an ancient king
    (eumhun reading: 임금 우 (imgeum u)) (MC reading: 禹 (MC hjuX))
* 牛: cattle
    (eumhun reading: 소 우 (so u)) (MC reading: 牛 (MC ngjuw))
* 右: right
    (eumhun reading: 오른 우 (oreun u)) (MC reading: 右 (MC hjuwX|hjuwH))
* 郵: post
    (eumhun reading: 우편 우 (upyeon u)) (MC reading: 郵 (MC hjuw))
* 又: again
    (eumhun reading: 또 우 (tto u)) (MC reading: 又 (MC hjuwH))
* 祐: fortune
    (eumhun reading: 복 우 (bok u)) (MC reading: 祐 (MC hjuwH))
* 憂: anxiety
    (eumhun reading: 근심 우 (geunsim u)) (MC reading: 憂 (MC 'juw))
* 佑: to help
    (eumhun reading: 도울 우 (doul u)) (MC reading: 佑 (MC hjuwH))
* 愚: foolish
    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 우 (eoriseogeul u)) (MC reading: 愚 (MC ngju))
* 偶: pair
    (eumhun reading: 짝 우 (jjak u)) (MC reading: 偶 (MC nguwX|nguwH))
* 于: Literary Chinese particle
    (eumhun reading: 어조사 우 (eojosa u)) (MC reading: 于 (MC hju))
* 羽: wing
    (eumhun reading: 날개 우 (nalgae u)) (MC reading: 羽 (MC hjuX|hjuH))
* 寓:
    (MC reading: 寓 (MC ngjuH))
* 隅:
    (MC reading: 隅 (MC ngju))
* 虞:
    (MC reading: 虞 (MC ngju))
* 尤:
    (MC reading: 尤 (MC hjuw))
* 迂:
    (MC reading: 迂 (MC hju|'ju|'juX))
* 禑:
    (MC reading: 禑)
* 盂:
    (MC reading: 盂 (MC hju))
* 雩:
    (MC reading: 雩 (MC hju|xju))
* 芋:
    (MC reading: 芋 (MC hju|hjuH))
* 旴:
    (MC reading: 旴 (MC xju))
* 玗:
    (MC reading: 玗 (MC hju))
* 瑀:
    (MC reading: 瑀 (MC hjuX))
* 紆:
    (MC reading: 紆 (MC 'ju))
* 藕:
    (MC reading: 藕 (MC nguwX))
* 釪:
    (MC reading: 釪 (MC hju))
* 亏:
    (MC reading: 亏)
* 亴:
    (MC reading: 亴)
* 俁:
    (MC reading: 俁 (MC ngjuX))
* 偊:
    (MC reading: 偊)
* 吁:
    (MC reading: 吁 (MC xju|hjuH))
* 堣:
    (MC reading: 堣 (MC ngju))
* 嵎:
    (MC reading: 嵎 (MC ngju))
* 庽:
    (MC reading: 庽 (MC ngjuH))
* 杅:
    (MC reading: 杅 (MC hju))
* 疣:
    (MC reading: 疣 (MC hjuw))
* 盱:
    (MC reading: 盱 (MC xju))
* 竽:
    (MC reading: 竽 (MC hju))
* 耦:
    (MC reading: 耦 (MC nguwX))